DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: MON 05/21 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 18Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time 0657z - - 0959z - - 1331z - - 1559z - - 1859z Update Time FCST PERIOD 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr - - 6 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m 51.3 - - 57.7 - - 56.9 - - 57.5 - - 56.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating -5 - - -8 - - 0 - - 4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 220 - - 44 - - 44 - - 175 - - 175 BL Depth Hcrit 916 - - 917 - - 917 - - 917 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top 1109 - - 933 - - 933 - - 1064 - - 1064 BL Top Hgt.Variab. 422 - - 1147 - - 725 - - 461 - - 352 Hgt.Variab. W* 15 - - 0 - - 8 - - 37 - - 36 W* B/S 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 - - 1 B/S BL Wind 11 - - 7 - - 6 - - 3 - - 6 BL Wind Direction 077 - - 113 - - 089 - - 061 - - 077 Direction Wind Shear 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg 1 - - 0 - - 1 - - 1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent 146 - - 0 - - 0 - - 131 - - 131 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL 963 - - 933 - - 933 - - 933 - - 933 sfcLCL ODpotential -7515 - - -682 - - -5682 - - -4728 - - -5301 ODpotential blCL 8624 - - 1615 - - 6615 - - 5792 - - 6365 blCL maxRH 100 - - 101 - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE 280 - - 60 - - 190 - - 140 - - 370 CAPE Temp@2m 51.3 - - 57.7 - - 56.9 - - 57.5 - - 56.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m 50.3 - - 56.7 - - 56.3 - - 56.8 - - 55.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot 51.4 - - 58.0 - - 57.0 - - 57.5 - - 56.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot 50.3 - - 56.7 - - 56.4 - - 56.8 - - 55.6 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating -5 - - -8 - - 0 - - 4 - - 3 Sfc.Heating BL Depth 220 - - 44 - - 44 - - 175 - - 175 BL Depth EXPERIMENT 101 - - 102 - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 8 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 - - 10 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98131 13 084 6 162 7 148 2 225 3 244 98131 90725 5 041 3 202 5 166 5 258 6 032 90725 85030 6 065 2 299 2 318 4 230 6 005 85030 80337 5 042 0 273 2 268 3 310 4 352 80337 76319 5 014 1 108 3 165 6 295 5 342 76319 72781 2 034 1 234 3 275 6 282 9 334 72781 69593 4 003 3 285 4 276 7 272 12 324 69593 66665 7 310 7 271 6 276 12 257 12 302 66665 63940 12 289 7 266 7 244 13 253 13 265 63940 61292 19 269 15 278 10 269 13 255 15 245 61292 58513 25 259 20 261 19 269 15 275 14 265 58513 55626 28 254 25 253 26 255 26 275 24 267 55626 52876 33 257 31 248 31 239 34 245 29 255 52876 50395 38 243 32 247 32 240 37 240 33 254 50395 48167 35 239 40 253 38 251 42 247 38 255 48167 46157 42 248 52 248 47 249 48 247 48 254 46157 44331 53 249 58 241 54 242 54 241 58 256 44331 42649 63 250 65 239 60 236 60 240 68 250 42649 41089 69 245 71 235 67 229 68 237 74 240 41089 39634 65 237 71 233 75 223 70 231 75 234 39634 38265 66 233 72 232 79 224 69 226 73 234 38265 36941 63 230 71 233 77 225 69 224 71 234 36941 35594 62 231 67 235 70 224 69 223 69 232 35594 34193 60 232 60 237 64 224 68 224 67 232 34193 32738 56 233 50 238 59 223 65 227 64 234 32738 31212 50 237 41 234 57 222 62 234 59 237 31212 29604 43 240 34 229 55 223 55 236 49 240 29604 27915 42 238 32 228 47 224 49 233 42 240 27915 26143 42 234 33 228 39 219 47 229 38 241 26143 24289 40 232 33 229 36 221 45 230 35 242 24289 22355 34 233 33 233 36 227 43 236 30 242 22355 20334 25 233 34 237 34 227 40 246 29 244 20334 18224 21 223 37 232 31 228 32 257 30 259 18224 16074 20 210 40 215 26 233 26 252 29 265 16074 14004 19 215 41 202 17 227 26 236 30 261 14004 12121 25 207 36 188 20 217 26 238 29 258 12121 10446 28 197 28 169 29 208 22 240 26 252 10446 8956 21 192 22 150 33 204 16 239 26 246 8956 7634 15 196 24 138 29 209 13 231 21 251 7634 6465 11 205 29 131 20 211 14 224 15 251 6465 5433 7 204 30 127 17 208 15 217 11 238 5433 4524 8 177 30 128 17 200 17 214 11 229 4524 3723 12 157 33 134 19 196 18 211 13 220 3723 3009 17 130 34 135 21 184 18 208 13 206 3009 2380 24 116 30 129 21 163 16 199 12 180 2380 1858 25 101 24 121 17 140 11 181 9 140 1858 1460 22 089 17 116 14 117 6 151 8 096 1460 1190 15*079 14 114 10 097 3*074 8*083 1190 1026 13*078 11*114 9 093 3*065 7*079 1026 933 9 076 7*113 6*089 3 059 5 076 933 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography